2016 Book #7 - HELL

[Lara]

Hell no. Hell yes? Hell maybe I'll finish the book this time.

Book club family has spoken and chosen the next topic: it's Hell. Plain ol' hell. Not other people, as JPS or JH would say, just hell, you know, that place you hear about in mythological writings, the one place where you can't deny climate change is a real thing as it's really friggin hot.

Post your suggestions about hell and we'll make a doodle out of it.

[Lara]

My hellish suggestion will be Damned by Chuck Palahniuk (also because I want to give him another chance after having read Snuff)

[Mimi]

my suggestion is Swamplandia! by karen russell; i've been meaning to read something of hers for a while (oh, the book guilt!), and apparently there is a hell-themed amusement park in this one.

[Tania]

I'm gonna be really boring: Inferno

[Katerina]

I suggest an easy read i hope, and Naoimis favorite :)

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Easy read for Xmas :)

[Mimi]

woo! :) thanks, katja.

[Tania]

To Cordelia: I've never bought any book through goodreads... Although there are an Amazon company so maybe there are some buttons embedded.... Personally I like that they added audible samples to goodreads - very convenient for me because i mostly listen to books. Maybe someone else knows more about your question!

[Mimi]

well, goodreads is amazon, so.. i'm sure you could connect your accounts if you wanted. when i view book pages i get little 'purchase from' tiles under the detailed info section (pub year, awards, etc) - does that not show up for you?

[Katerina]

well on my account under thé book i have "buy on amazon.fr" and from there i have buy in one click for kindle - but i prefer the good Old search way )

[René]

Hmm...I really want to read The Damned or Swamplandia! I'm not going to propose a book, but please believe me I looked around. There are a lot of classics set in some version of hell, but hell, I say hell with it

[Lara]

I'll probably doodle it up this weekend so if you have suggestions, do tell us now or forever hold your peace

[Lara]

Here's yer Doodle! http://doodle.com/poll/ah5vv7vnwnhdhgze

As always you can vote for up to two books including your own suggestion. Cheerio

[Lara]

If you're celebrating Christmas, merry Chrimbo to you!
Doodle's been up way past its bedtime and it looks like we're gonna read Palahniuk's Damned. It's about a dead 13 year old who works as a telemarketer in Hell (you're welcome).

[Tania]

Isn't it a nice way to end this year on a high note!

[René]

High like the voice of a pre-pubescent boy screaming into a phone

[Tania]

Justin must know what it sounds like...

[Lara]

I'm not sure if we're still Doodlin' for the meeting date... If not we could make it a late January meeting (Mimi will you still be on this continent?)

[Mimi]

yup, you're all stuck with me for just a little longer...

[René]

late january is good

[Katerina]

to change the thing - the last Tuesday of Jan ?

[Lara]

31st? Works for me

[René]

Penciling it in in my calendar now...

[Agnes]

Would that be Jan 31st ?

[Lara]

@Agnes: yes!

[Agnes]

Lara wrote: "@Agnes: yes!"
Hi Lara,
I am new on Googreads Paris and am not quite sure how things work but I'd love to come to the next meeting provided it is not held too late. Where will it take place ?
I look forward to meeting Goodreads memebers.

[Tania]

Jan 31st is perfect for me!

[Lara]

Hi Agnes, welcome, we haven't decided yet on the meeting place but it'll be announced on this thread!

[Justin]

I'll pencil that date in, but I have work that day (3-11) – they may cancel, so don't worry either way! Anyone got the book? E-reader that is? Happily read more Chuck!

[René]

Yes Justin we all individually purchased the ebook, is that not what you intend?

[Justin]

Yes, René, it is. In fact, I have just bought the limited-edition, gold-embossed, 3D, mocha-skinny-latte version.

[René]

Man, Chuck really didn't like the English Patient

[Alan]

Gracious me, I have 20 days to read it AND I'm free on that evening! I'll be there!

[Katerina]

and he didn't like the breakfast club either... are there things that palanik liked actually ? or he was instantly criticizing just everything ...

[Lara]

We're all just loving this book aren't we

[Katerina]

it's like going back to my teenagehood and just remembering the whining of a friend in her red days.... like really )

[René]

I'm legit liking this book, actually. And Tania, I think he did like the Breakfast Club, just not the English Patient. I like how his description of hell is the kind of thing people whine about hyperbolically

[Algebraist]

hello,
i would like to join for the next meeting for the first time , do i have to register somewhere?
greetings

[Lara]

Hi, no registration necessary, we'll post all the details for the meeting on this thread!

[Tania]

Tania, René? Did you just mix up Katja with Tania?! Do you think that you can mix up one Russian with another just like this, with nuclear impunity? Who do you think you are?! A Canadian Doctor Strangelove?

[René]

@Tania no, I was saying it loudly to you to shame Katja by publicly contradicting what she'd just said while simultaneously not acknowledging her?

[Agnes]

Is this conversation a private joke ?!

[René]

@Agnes yes :)

[Katerina]

And why would you like to shame me, i wonder ?
You can not just shame someone like that

[Tania]

Indeed, René, the days when you could first-worldly shame Russians just like this are OVER.

[René]

Well I'm not American so you don't get to order me around and bully me and hector me and browbeat me and stuff

[Tania]

No need to do all these verbs to you - just expect your account to be hacked and your dirty sexual kompromat to be washed in public.

[Tania]

Actually, were you American, it would be better (for you) as we are now BUDDIES.

[René]

Sexual kompromat? Is that like a laundromat for sex? I want one!

[Lara]

Are you guys fine with monopolizing the Café de l'Industrie again for Tuesday's meet?

[Agnes]

Where is the café and what time is the meeting ?